An obscure state law from 1861 prevents fortune telling for profit. State Rep. Greg Scott wants the statute repealed.
Democrats voted unanimously to advance the multifaceted bill to the Senate over unified opposition from Republicans, who expressed concern that legalization will increase marijuana usage, cause health issues, and create safety problems at workplaces.
While medical cannabis has been legal in Pennsylvania since 2016, legalization for recreational use remains a pipe dream despite strong public support across party lines, and bipartisan support in Harrisburg. We asked our newsletter readers how they feel about it.
Former Dauphin County Commissioner Jeff Haste received $10,000 in campaign contributions from PrimeCare Medical and Herbert, Rowland & Grubic after leaving office in 2021. Haste’s connections to the two companies have been called into question following an unfolding corruption scandal.
Terry Allen also received two years of supervised release for assaulting police with a flagpole and metal bar during the Capitol riots. He previously spent two years in Centre County jail for assaulting a police officer in 1984.
Beck Lawrence went viral last fall after being warned by Hanover’s police chief that they could face charges over an arcane law from 1861 outlawing fortune telling for profit in Pennsylvania.
From purchasing vehicles on Sundays to whistling on the streets in certain towns, Pennsylvania has some weird, obscure laws still on the books.
Brian Healion of Delaware County is the second member of the extremist organization’s Philadelphia chapter to be sentenced for taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was the violent culmination of former President Donald Trump’s failed attempt to have the results of the 2020 presidential election overturned.
Alexander McClay Williams was convicted of murder in the October 1930 icepick stabbing of a white woman, even though there were no eyewitnesses and no evidence linked him to the crime. He was convicted by an all-white jury on January 7, 1931, and executed five months later.
A Pennsylvania couple’s family happened through abortion and IVF. Here’s their compelling story.
